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Impact of a Dedicated Enteral Feeding System in an Italian NICU
Author(s) -
Bozzetti Valentina,
Barzaghi Mariarosa,
Ventura Maria Luisa,
Tagliabue Paolo E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607113487562
Subject(s) - enteral administration , medicine , intensive care medicine , parenteral nutrition
The inadvertent connection between an enteral feeding system and a nonenteral system such as a vascular line may occur. Intravenous administration of an enteral admixture may lead to severe, sometimes lethal, complications. We report our experience with a new set of enteral devices that may prevent any risk of misconnection.